ANSC 210 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Previous Lecture I II III IV Most Popular Cat Breeds Cat Showing Pocket Pets a Hamsters b Rats c Mice d Gerbils e Guinea Pigs f Chinchillas Rodent Reproduction Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV V VI Rodent Health Lagomorph Rabbots Prices Ferrets Reptiles a Ball Pythons Birds Current Lecture I II Rodent Health a Ever growing teeth need trimming b Even the molars c Can give chew toys wood Lagomorph rabbits a Huge number of coat sizes and types b Raised for meat or and fur c From Europe d Herbivores e Live 5 6 years with 12 years possible f 14 teeth in top and front g Ingest cecotrophs night feces for vitamins and protein These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV h Can be trained i You must hold both the front and back legs of the rabbit when picking up a rabbit j When mad or scared i Stomp their back feet ii Growl iii Scratch with their back feet iv Spray urine k Ever growing teeth may need trimming if malocclusion teeth aren t aligned l Can have trichobezoars gastric hairballs especially long haired m Can have intestinal or hepatic coccidiosis n Reproduction i Bucks and does mature in 6 months ii Induced ovulators iii Offspring are called kits iv Can have 4 10 v 30 day long gestation Prices a Most small rodents are inexpensive to buy b Chinchilla and rabbit prices depend how rare the variety is c Ferret prices range from 100 to 200 Ferrets a Carnivores b Mustelid related to weasels c 7 million in the USA d Weigh 2 lbs e Can live 2 5 years f Can secrete musk from anal glands most are descented g Have odorous sebaceous glands under androgen control h Feed food low in fish oil and meat can avoid stinkiness i Can be litter trained j Requirements i A cage that is 3 x 2 x 2 PER ferret ii Ferret Nation Cages are reccomended iii Recommend owning 3 6 ferrets iv If a ferret is a single ferret it is recommended to play with them for 2 hours per day k Reproduction i Intact males are hobs ii Females are jills iii Mature in 8 months iv Have 8 10 kits after a 42 day gestation v Induced ovulation vi Bred females get bad health problems and can die l Can get canine distemper and rabies require routine veterinary care V VI m Catch colds from people n Can get heartworm o Cancer is common i Benign adrenal ii Pancreatic iii Causes them to lose their fur p Can cohabitate with dogs but not terriers birds or reptiles q Are banned in CA HI and NYC because people are concerned about feral populations Reptiles a Ball Python i From Africa ii 3 5 feet long iii When frightened wraps into a ball Birds a Increasing in popularity b 17 5 million in the USA c Third in popularity after dogs and cats d Specific nutritional needs housing and social requirements e Good bets because i Intelligent ii Easy to care for iii Easy to train iv Minimal grooming v Highly social can bond to owners vi Fairly inexpensive vii Small space requirements viii Long lived f Common companion birds i From order psittaciformes 1 Parrots 2 Macaws 3 Cockatoos 4 Two toes face forward while two toes face back ii Largest order of birds passeriformes 1 Song birds 2 Robin 3 Cardinal 4 Canaries 5 Finches 6 Three toes face forward and one toe faces back g Top five most popular pet birds i Parakeet 1 Budgie ii iii iv v vi 2 Native to Australia 3 7 inches tall 4 Several colors 5 Can learn to talk or whistle or sing 6 10 to 25 Cockatiel not psittaciformes 1 From Australia 2 Related to cockatoos 3 Usually grey with orange cheek patch 4 Live 18 30 years 5 12 inches tall 6 Can learn to talk or whistle or sing Finches not psittaciformes 1 From Australian grasslands 2 Live 5 10 years 3 3 5 inches tall 4 Numerous colors 5 Easy to keep and breed 6 Very active need large cage to fly in 7 10 100 Canaries 1 From Canary Islands 2 Live 6 16 years 3 5 inches tall 4 Yellow and other colors 5 Originally yellow 6 Sing 7 Need large square cage to fly 8 25 150 Lovebird 1 Parrot like 2 9 species 3 Live 5 15 years 4 Small parrots from Africa 5 4 7 inches 6 Like company 7 Need to be tame when purchased and need to handle often 8 75 200 African Grey 1 13 inches tall 2 Heavy bodied 3 Live 50 65 years 4 Very intelligent good talkers intuitive 5 Require a lot of attention 6 7 8 9 Need large cage with plenty of room to climb Very good talkers Expensive 300 to 2000 Altricial offspring no feathers h Macaw i From South America ii Extra large 33 inches iii Live for 75 100 years iv Intelligent fair talkers active and playful v Require a big strong cage 3000 vi Cost 1k to 2k